‘We’ve got the Aussie DNA’: How the Socceroos can pull off mission improbable against France | VinceRugari
was a curveball they could have done without, but Arnold says their lead-in to the Group D opener has been otherwise note-perfect.
“It’s a completely different environment from where [European teams are] coming from ... where the conditions are cold. When they’re coming into the heat, it’s about getting the training times right, and getting the days right - because sometimes, if you just sit around all day and wait for training at night, you’re sitting on the lounge, watching TV, and it takes the energy away.
Let’s do that for one quick moment, before reality has the chance to smack us in the face. Just imagine: a win over France would potentially be the greatest single moment in the 100-year history of the Socceroos and a seismic achivement for the game in Australia. It would make them all instant sporting legends.
Arnold did little to dispel growing rumours around the Aspire campus that he could switch to a back three - the same defensive arrangement that became so controversial during Ange Postecoglou’s tenure as Socceroos coach. “Did your binoculars see those rumours?” Arnold laughed. “You’ll see that on Tuesday.” It makes sense, given the opponents and their own playing stocks, but would raise more than a few eyebrows in Australian football circles.
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